spoke to my dealer and was told the 29th...plus another 10 days to clear customs...
So i'm looking like mid may...
When does the dealer call saying it will be in to go over port installed accessories/payment...

meanwhile I have to deal with this lovely "scratch" on my ES... I F'n hate people.

 

Didnt you negotiate the price when you ordered the car? why are you still talking numbers?

 

I did negotiate numbers and this is the game I keep playing. It's why I didn't buy a Mercedes Benz from their sister store, to many time wasting activities. The GM with this dealer has been nice to work with and the staff mostly good. The financing and fact that timing wasn't working due to work related matters had me pause on buying the car. So I asked if we could resume where we left off last month and my sales guy said yes. However, the finance department seems to feel differently. Hence why I'm about to be finished and buying out of state as this is silly. I guess they feel they can make more later or perhaps they don't like selling cars. Either way, a lot doesn't add up. I'd think they would want to turn the car sooner and not have it just sitting on a lot. And the longer it sits outside, the less interested I become. Already getting bird crap on it just sitting there. And if the paint is etched, then I'm automatically done with the car.

The dealer is too small and will relocate this fall to a new state of the art location with plenty of room on site. But that isn't for a few more months. So, space seems a valuable commodity for them. I'll keep you guys appraised. What is meant to happen will.

 

well i placed the order on 15 april - as per my dealer car will be delivered by mid june ? i am not sure if he is lying or telling the truth

 

He may not be lying, just overly optimistic to get the sale. I ordered my ES300h UL in mid January( before the 20th cutoff date) and my car wasn't built until March 28. Factor in saling across and port hold-ups, you may not see your car until August or Sept!
I complained to Lexus Customer Satisfaction after I cancelled my order and found a fully loaded one in CA. My dealer did not look for others in US.

 

I dont think even the dealers know how long it will take, Lexus has to approve the order first before its built and that takes some time, also will take up to 1 month to get the car to dealer once its built. My dealer told me 10 weeks , 8 weeks into order car didnt even start being built yet so I cancelled order.

 

The "20th of the month" cutoff is inaccurate.
I placed an order on Feb 23rd, and it arrived to the dealer on April 26th.

 

Got a call from my dealer that it cleared customs!! I have an appointment next week to go over "paperwork".
Also they are going to push accessories. What were you guys offered at your dealer? I'm debating between the F sport forge rims or not. Anyone have pictures? What is the maintenance on these things? Will the coating come off similar to chrome from the salt from NY winters?

 

Pretty sure he stole that one from another dealership while on a boat, but that means he was a good salesman that didn't just sit on his hands after getting the order and found you a car sooner.

 

Congrats ,puckhead85, that is great news...I am still waiting for my dealer to give me an update ... based on your update, I am hoping I will get some good news in a day or two!!

 

Deep sea Mica
HUD
Luxury package
Parking Assist
NO Blind Spot
No bumper applique or wheel locks

That's an odd combination to "steal".

 

The car finally reached the dealer yesterday. I was able to take a look and take it for a long test drive and I immediately fell in love with it.. It handles so beautifully compared to my last car (ES 350) .. tested it for the dreaded wind noise and rattles by driving it on the highway and also some not so good inner roads but so far so good . I am taking delivery on Monday because they couldn't register it yesterday and will post some pics when I get a chance but as painful as the wait was , I think it was worth it . One more observation... having tested the Lexus Premium Audio and the ML with Classical Music, I do feel that the ML gives a richer sound ..specially for classical music , Jazz etc..so I am also happy that I went for the ML audio .

 

Great. You finally get your car. It's worth the wait to get exactly what you want.

 

Congrats! I think you will find it was well worth the wait.

I, too, am very happy I went with the ML audio - It is much clearer than the premium B(l)ose audio I had in my Infiniti..And having heard the premium non-ML audio in another GS350, I would not have been satisfied with that option.

Please post pics as soon as you can - As Syd says, we love our car ****!

 

bohemiangy congrats on the car... post pics!

mine came in the other day too! They won't let me drive it but pulled it up for me to take a peek.
Picking it up Saturday!